Introduction

This report consists of market access analyses for each of the 12 least-developed countries (LDCs) that are on the path towards graduation: Angola and Sao Tomé and Principe in Africa; Bangladesh, Bhutan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal and Timor-Leste in Asia; and Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu in the Pacific. It should be read in conjunction with the report Trade impacts of LDC graduation, which provides an assessment of the trade impacts of graduation in terms of LDCs' participation in the WTO, market access opportunities and development cooperation.